ceemonster Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 (edited) Dympna O'Sullivan of Lisseycasey, one of Clare and Ireland's loveliest concertina players, has passed away. She was beautiful inside and out. Edited November 20, 2015 by ceemonster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 (edited) Very sad news indeed. Danny O'Mahony broke the news on his Facebook page, and posted a clip of Dympna and himself playing together at Feakle in 2011: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAuq06RaiSo&feature=share Edited November 20, 2015 by Stephen Chambers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Jowaisas Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 No! No! This is so sad and the news has taken me by surprise. Dympna was an instructor at Irish Arts Week in the Catskills and I truly enjoyed her class and getting to know her a little bit. She made fine music and her willingness to share how to make it made her extra special. She will be missed. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Wooff Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Oh, this is very very sad. Such a sweet person and fine player... an ambassador for Irish Concertina , she will indeed be missed ! RIP Dympna, Geoff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takayuki YAGI Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Very sad indeed. May she rest in peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Hukins Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 This is awful news, she was much to young, she was a proper player, i loved her style, i had no idea she was ill, so so sad. RIP lovely lady. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Laban Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 (edited) Very sad, although perhaps not unexpected Death notice and funeral details Edited November 20, 2015 by Peter Laban Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 So sorry to hear this sad news. I met her just once when she came to teach in Bath some years ago. As others have said, she was indeed a lovely lady and a fine player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Worrall Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Very sad news. I had the pleasure of meeting her in Clare on two occasions, and she was gracious enough to play Mrs. O'Dwyer's old German concertina for the CD that I helped produce for the OAC in Milltown Malbay two years ago, Tripping to the Well. A lovely player and a lovely person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomo Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 (edited) Although I haven't met her, I love her CD and music. May her soul rest in peace. Edited November 21, 2015 by tomo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceemonster Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 (edited) [[[Very sad, although perhaps not unexpected]]] I think many folks did not know of her illness the past few years, particularly lovers of Clare and/or Irish concertina music on the US side of the pond. Out there in the TIM social media sphere, there have been expressions of shock and inquiries as to what happened. Edited November 21, 2015 by ceemonster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Digby Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 I had the pleasure of hearing Dympna play in Ennis earlier in the year. As many have said, she was a fine musician and she had the rare gift of being able to play with individuality and imagination without stepping away from the pure traditional style. The strength and determination with which she faced her illness is encapsulated in the brief personal statement on her last CD 'Enriched'. 'Life can throw strange Events across our paths Moments wheN all appears lost When all we've been taught and know falls apaRt It is but a valuable chance to vIew things differently A Chance to turn things around To hear sounds afresh and to sHare them with those who understand To savour and chErish what is important and deep In short, it is a time to be enricheD' Who among us would not wish to face uncertainty with such dignity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusanW Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 I had signed up to take a class with her a few years ago at the Northeast Concertina Workshop (Button Box). Sadly, she couldn't come due to medical issues and I'm so sorry to have never met her. She was one of my favorite players. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maki Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Deepest sorrow and grief.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Laban Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 (edited) Rest well D. Edited November 23, 2015 by Peter Laban Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Moran Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Hello Very sad news about Dympna. My youngest lad attended classes with her at the Mrs Crotty event and got on very well with her. On another, not unconnected, note another person from that parish passed away at the same time. Mrs Margaret (Maggie) Hill, mother of Noel Hill, passed away aged 98 and was buried close to where Dympna was buried. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Laban Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Article in this week's Clare Champion : Remembering An Bean Chairdín Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomo Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 I joined a session last Wednesday. We talked about her and played these sets, which are from her CD "Bean Chairdin." (Jigs) Princess Nancy, Young Tom Ennis, Paddy McMahon's https://youtu.be/X2OaefTyUaM (Reels) Shaskeen, Lady of the Island, Hare's Paw https://youtu.be/knhT0bUlNX4 May she rest in peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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